Hypertext Webster Gateway: "adequacy"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Adequacy \Ad"e*qua*cy\, n. [See {Adequate}.]
The state or quality of being adequate, proportionate, or
sufficient; a sufficiency for a particular purpose; as, the
adequacy of supply to the expenditure.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
adequacy
n 1: the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: "he
questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental
interpretation of the Golden Rule [syn: {adequateness}]
[ant: {inadequacy}]
2: the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he
questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence" [syn: {sufficiency}]
[ant: {insufficiency}, {insufficiency}]
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